mal de ojo
[ˈmal̪ d̪e ˈoxo]
The verdict
“mal de ojo” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Influjo maléfico que, según vanamente se cree, puede una persona ejercer sobre otra mirándola de cierta manera, y con particularidad sobre los niños.
Corpus desk
Index ES-mal-de-ojo · mal de ojo · Spanish
mal de ojo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mal de ojo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈmal̪ d̪e ˈoxo] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “mal de ojo” en español
Rare enough to double-check
mal de ojo is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈmal̪ d̪e ˈoxo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Influjo maléfico que, según vanamente se cree, puede una persona ejercer sobre otra mirándola de cierta manera, y con particularidad sobre los niños.".
No misspelling variants are generated for mal de ojo in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is mal de ojo, spelled M-A-L- -D-E- -O-J-O.
Definition
- 1Influjo maléfico que, según vanamente se cree, puede una persona ejercer sobre otra mirándola de cierta manera, y con particularidad sobre los niños.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.